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ANIMAL LANGUAGE PLAY

ANIMAL LANGUAGE PLAY by Don L. F. Nilsen DO ANIMALS HAVE “LANGUAGE?” No animals learn a human-type language. However, some animal languages are impressive: “TALKING” ANIMALS: ants bees (Von Frisch) birds (Alcock): parrots and cockatiels (Patterson) bovines canines equines (Clever Hans)

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ANIMAL LANGUAGE PLAY

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  1. ANIMAL LANGUAGE PLAY by Don L. F. Nilsen 13

  2. DO ANIMALS HAVE “LANGUAGE?” • No animals learn a human-type language. However, some animal languages are impressive: 13

  3. “TALKING” ANIMALS: • ants • bees (Von Frisch) • birds (Alcock): parrots and cockatiels (Patterson) • bovines • canines • equines (Clever Hans) • felines (Nilsen cat) • fish: dolphins (Lilly) • primates (Vikki-Hayes, Koko-Patterson, Warshow-Gardners, Lana, Nim Chimsky-Terrace, Sarah-Thomas/Church) 13

  4. ANIMAL LANGUAGE: • Attacking • Baring Throat • Body Coloring and Shape • Calls • Chuttering • Facial Expression • Giving Off Pheromones • Singing • Tail Slapping • Tail Wagging Dancing (Round, Tail-wagging, Sickle) • Whistling 13

  5. ANIMAL MESSAGES: • Attention • Come • Defiance • Dominance • Food • Friendship • Go • Mimicry (for deception and for bonding) • Protection (camouflage, assistance, misleading enemies…) • Sex • Territory 13

  6. BEES’ ROUND DANCE (Kemp & Smith 663) 13

  7. BEES’ TAIL-WAGGING DANCE (Kemp and Smith 664) 13

  8. HUMAN-LANGUAGES AMONG ANIMALS: • AMESLAN • Computers • Creations: “Sugar Fruit,” “Finger Bracelet” • Magnetic Chips • Yerkish • NOTE: Some mother primates have taught sign language to their daughters; is this like Planet of the Apes? 13

  9. WASHOE SIGNING “TICKLE” (Kemp and Smith 671) 13

  10. SARAH’S SYMBOLS (Kemp and Smith 672) 13

  11. YERKISH LEXIGRAMS (Kemp and Smith 672) 13

  12. !LOL Cat and “Kitty Pidgin” 13

  13. Li’l LOL Cat 13

  14. LOL Cats Fighting 13

  15. LOLrus 13

  16. Monorail LOL Cat 13

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  18. Capitalist LOL Cat 13

  19. LOL Cat with Invisible Bike 13

  20. LOL Cat with Invisible Football 13

  21. LOL Cat with Invisible Sandwich 13

  22. See! I told you so! 13

  23. Animal-Play Web Sites ANIMAL POWER MOVES: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkYbFr7dcIs CATS VS. DOGS PLAYING: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dugipeVZtE DOLPHIN BUBBLES: http://wimp.com/dolphinbubbles/ ELEPHANTS PLAYING SOCCER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sP09MejTcA ELEPHANT PLAYING SOCCER: http://www.videovat.com/videos/1419/elephant-soccer.aspx 13

  24. I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER WEB SITE: http://icanhascheezburger.com/ LOLCAT BIBLE: http://www.lolcatbible.com/index.php?title=Genesis_1 LOLCAT CALENDAR: lolcalendar2008.pdf PETCENTRIC WEB SITE: http://www.petcentric.com/article.aspx?C=1&OID=180 THE PLANET’S FUNNIEST ANIMALS: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3300886296425225318 13

  25. Carnival of the Animalsby Camille Saint-Saëns The Aquarium: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsD0FDLOKGA&fature=related Aviary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFFt_kFq_eQ&feature=related The Cuckoo in the Woods: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRdGTkszsOc&feature=related The Donkey (Ferde Grofé’s “On The Trail” from “The Grand Canyon Suite”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHckrMUGhGg Elephants: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWUt2D0FkdU&feature=related Fossils: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcAJpsWWuIY 13

  26. Elephants: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWUt2D0FkdU&feature=related Fossils: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcAJpsWWuIY Kangaroos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWPCaE76mHw&feature=related The Swan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mvh4zEKG2zs&feature=related Tortoises: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mRJfMi3xYw&feature=related Finale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR-18CyGTEY&feature=related 13

  27. HUMANS PLAYING: GIRLS ON BICYCLES http://wimp.com/bicycleskill/ PLAY & FOLKLORE JOURNAL: http://museumvictoria.com.au/pages/15449/play-and-folklore-53-april-2010.pdf TASP: THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PLAY: http://www.tasplay.org TRICK PLAY IN FOOTBALL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKE9SFCe0HU 13

  28. References: Brubaker, Jed R. “Wants moar: Visual Media’s Use of Text in LOLcats and Silent Film.” Gnovis Journal 8.2 (Spring, 2008): 117-124. Clark, Virginia, Paul Eschholz, and Alfred Rosa. Language: Readings in Language and Culture, 6th Edition. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press, 1998. Daniels, Harvey A. “Nine Ideas about Language (Clark, 43-60). Gamble, Jennifer. “Humor in Apes.” HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research 14.2 (2001): 163-179. Kemp, William, and Roy Smith. “Signals, Signs, and Words: From Animal Communication to Language” (Clark 658-679). Kennedy, Justin. “Synecdoche and Humor.” Unpublished ENG 414 Paper. Tempe, AZ: ASU, April, 2009. Wernet, Jamie. “Cult Humor and LOL Cats.” Unpublished ENG 414 Paper, Tempe, AZ: ASU, April, 2009. 13

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